[User-mode-linux-devel] Re: Problems compiling 2.4.0test2 patch...

[Chris L. <sa...@sk...>]

> sa...@sk... said:
> > FYI, for some reason, I can't compile 2.4.0 out of the box (the UM
> > patch that is...).  It seems that you are doing a bunch of #ifdef
> > __SMP__'s, but __SMP__ is not defined... 
> 
> I just did a build of the patch applied to a clean 2.4.0-test2 pool, and it 
> built fine.  Something's wrong at your end.

Okay, I just configured it with smp support and built.  Not much to go
wrong.

> > I added -D__SMP__ to my command line and things seem quite a bit
> > happier now.  :) 
> I have SMP support turned off for now, with pretty good reason.

okay... perhaps then you should remove that option from the configure
process, does this mean that all the locks are noops?  Is that really what
you want?

> If you want to get it to build, get a clean pool, and it will probably work.  
> If it doesn't, send in the compile errors.  Don't fix non-existent problems.
> 
> If you want to get SMP support working, let me know, and I'll be happy to 
> supply hints.  There is more to SMP support than removing #errors and putting 
> in kludges to make it build.

Gee, sorry to try to help.

-Chris